Where does “receptacle” come from?
Receptacle derives from Anglo-Norman receptacle, from Middle French receptacle, from Latin receptaculum, a container for receiving things, formed from the prefix re- and -culum, a diminutive suffix.
receptacle (English): A container; The part of the flower stalk to...
Definitions
- A container; The part of the flower stalk to...
Ancestry of “receptacle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | receptacle | receptacle, container |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | receptacle | — |
| 3 | Middle French | receptacle | organ containing a fluid; gathering place; water... |
| 4 | Latin | receptaculum | A place to keep things in; reservoir, receptacle,... |
| 5 | Latin | receptāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |